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By Laura Onyeneho

Ja’Leah Davis is one of Houston’s Forbes 30 Under 30 honorees, recognized as the youngest to own a digital television station in the country at age 25.

Te Missouri City native is the CEO and creator of the Houston-area television station Eyeconic Television LLC, currently on KVVV Ch.15.10 and streaming nationwide on Amazon, Roku, Apple TV+ and more.

Te station aims to showcase up-and-coming talent, and providing informational talk shows and inspirational content for visionaries and entrepreneurs.

Being a young Black woman in leadership comes with many responsibilities and challenges, and Davis shares her story with the Defender as a reminder to keep the faith no matter what season in life you’re in.

the next person can really take you to the next level. I became the vice president of the station at age 22 and then lef to start my own station. I realized I was working very hard for something that wasn’t mine.

DEFENDER: How did you get the opportunity to become an owner of a TV station?

DAVIS: I have a problem sleeping at night because I work so hard; working hard for some thing that wasn’t mine… Tis isn’t to shame people who work for people, but [I] realized that if I didn’t show up at work tomorrow, or if it was my last day, they were going to replace me. Afer that, then what? What is lef to my future kids; my family legacy? I worked for a station and